Krav Maga TamilNadu - Self Defense Fitness Courses

I have been writing only about the pretenders so far. Enough of those negative characters! Now let’s talk about identifying a teacher, who can even become a mentor for you. This is not only relevant to the martial arts teacher, but anyone who is in the business of disseminating knowledge. The signs of a true teacher - 1.        He has long years of dedicated practice  I read somewhere that it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert in any field.  So, if somebody puts in say 10 hours a week in pursuing his passion, he would have totalled only 500 odd hours in a year. At that rate it would take 20 years to claim to be an expert in any field of interest. Most of the great teachers I have come across put in not less than 30 hours a week in practice..and they have been at it relentlessly for at least 20 years! 2.         He has a clear road map for the student's progress The teacher is ab...

Warning - This analysis may NOT be very crisp like my other posts. But still I will highlight the key definitions in bold, so that you can have at least a net-take if you don’t have the time . In KravMaga, I have noticed some basic principles around which the techniques are built. I am attempting to decipher them for my trainees benefit. Part I deals with issues which has to be understood before one takes up training in fighting arts . "VIOLENCE IS THE MOST STUPID WAY OF ADDRESSING A PROBLEM." To every fresher who joins my KravMaga class I start my class with the statement ,"Violence is the most stupid way of addressing a problem." Their reaction is generally a look of amused confusion " I am paying good money to this guy and he is saying the whole class is learning to be stupid!" Former Minister K P P Samy arrested for murder Its just that I want to the trainee to understand there is cost to pay for each action and he can't avoid it on...

"Sensei, Sifu, Shihan, International Grand-Master, Shaolin monk, Guru , Aasaan"  In Chennai roads I find posters in every wall or boards on each lamp post advertising these characters. They are in various funny poses and wear exotic uniforms. Most of them try to look intimidating with stern expressions or a feline snarl. Is this plethora of loud and vulgar communication an indication of a big market of gullible youngsters! Probably it’s the lure of easy money to be made in a field, which has no defined standards of delivery or measurable criteria for 'experts'. "YOU KEEEL MY MASTER!  NOW, I KEEL YOU" That’s an earful of management jargon. Let’s ask in plain English… "Why do people pay money to gurus who blatantly promise fantastic results?!" It’s nothing but the basic greed of the majority which always asks “HOW TO GET MORE THAN I DESERVE.”  It’s not only in earnings but in every department of life people dream of results which are di...